Truck drivers Archives

FreightWaves Staff Monday, March 16, 2026

Dolly Parton launches truck stop venture

Singer to take over and relaunch Tennessean Travel Stop in Cornersville first.

John Gallagher Friday, February 6, 2026

FMCSA taking comments on industry-wide ELD exemption

Federal regulators are weighing a proposal to allow drivers to ditch ELDs for paper logs, potentially ending the digital mandate for small carriers.

Craig Fuller, CEO at FreightWaves Wednesday, October 29, 2025

ATA caves on driver shortage lie: hard pivot to ‘quality’ dodge, no apologies

The ‘driver shortage’ myth might finally die.

Craig Fuller, CEO at FreightWaves Thursday, October 23, 2025

The ATA has damaged the economics of trucking, while compromising public safety

The American trucking industry is facing unprecedented challenges, marked by a deepening economic crisis and deteriorating highway safety standards. While supply chain disruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic brought attention to the transportation sector, the narrative surrounding these issues has been largely mischaracterized, particularly regarding the nature and extent of the purported truck driver shortage in […]

John Gallagher Thursday, October 2, 2025

Bill fights ‘foreign’ tag for US territory truckers

Legislation would make the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico “states” for CDL purposes and allow their drivers to avoid foreign-driver restrictions on the mainland.

FreightWaves Staff Monday, August 18, 2025

SONAR releases “Blue to Blue” app to keep your trucks running in the best lanes

Capacity, volume, and spot rate data at the driver’s fingertips.

Kaylee Nix Monday, May 5, 2025

The freight industry has a CDL issue, and it’s deeper than it seems

Fraudulent CDL holders, improper training programs and language barriers are only a scratch on the surface of the systemic problems with the way commercial vehicles are licensed in the U.S.

Craig Fuller, CEO at FreightWaves Monday, April 28, 2025

Trump mandates English for truckers, import delays expected this week

Trump signs executive order mandating that all commercial truck drivers be proficient in English and the slowdown in imports is expected to show up in US ports this week.